Aditi, winner of the Hero Women's Indian Open among the two titles she bagged in her Rookie Year as a professional in 2016, has earned a special status on the LPGA. Sharmila topped a unique twitter poll to gain one of the sponsors' berth in the USD 1.5 million event.

Aditi played steady golf with a birdie on 18th, after starting from the tenth. She added a second birdie on fifth, but a late bogey on eighth pushed her back slightly. She was two-under 142 and tied-40th.

Cheyenne Nicole Woods, Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) star and the niece of 14-time Major winner Tiger Woods, will be the main attraction at this year's edition of the Women's Indian Open.

Jang Ha-na of South Korea overcame a back injury to make five birdies on the last nine capped by one at 18 for a five-under 66 and a one-shot lead after the opening round of the LPGA Marathon Classic in Sylvania, Illinois.